Historical Events
- American televangelist Jim Bakker and Rich Dortch dismissed from Assemblies of God after revelations of an alleged rape of a church secretary
- Gary Hart denies affair with model Donna Rice
Event of Interest
Mario Andretti sets one-lap speed record at Indy at 218.204 MPH
Mario Andretti
- Niroslav Milhailovic begins 54 hours of telling jokes
- USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
Famous Birthdays
- Moon Geun-young, South Korean actress
Famous Weddings
Wedding of Interest
Actor Yun Fat Chow (31) weds Jasmine Tan
Yun Fat Chow
Famous Deaths
William J. Casey
William J. Casey, American head of the CIA during the Iran-contra scandal (1981-87), dies of aspiration pneumonia at 73
William J. Casey